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manta
man·ta M0088700 (măn′tə)n.1. A rough-textured cotton fabric or blanket made and used in Spanish America and the southwest United States.2. A very large ray (Manta birostris) inhabiting tropical and subtropical seas, having a whiplike tail and two hornlike fins that project forward from the head, and feeding on plankton. Also called devil ray, manta ray.
[Spanish, blanket, manta (from its blanketlike shape), alteration of manto, cloak, perhaps from Latin mantellum, mantēlum.]manta (ˈmæntə; Spanish ˈmanta) n1. (Animals) Also called: manta ray, devilfish or devil ray any large ray (fish) of the family Mobulidae, having very wide winglike pectoral fins and feeding on plankton2. (Textiles) a rough cotton cloth made in Spain and Spanish America3. (Clothing & Fashion) a piece of this used as a blanket or shawl4. (Arms & Armour (excluding Firearms)) another word for mantelet2[Spanish: cloak, from Vulgar Latin; see mantle. The manta ray is so called because it is caught in a trap resembling a blanket]man•ta (ˈmæn tə, ˈmɑn-)
n., pl. -tas. 1. (in Spain and Spanish America) a cloak or wrap. 2. Also called man′ta ray`, devilfish. any warm-water ray of the family Mobulidae, esp. of the genus Manta, measuring up to 24 ft. (7.3 m) across. [1690–1700; < Sp: blanket] Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  manta - a blanket that is used as a cloak or shawlblanket, cover - bedding that keeps a person warm in bed; "he pulled the covers over his head and went to sleep" | | 2. |  manta - extremely large pelagic tropical ray that feeds on plankton and small fishes; usually harmless but its size make it dangerous if harpoonedmanta ray, devilfishray - cartilaginous fishes having horizontally flattened bodies and enlarged winglike pectoral fins with gills on the underside; most swim by moving the pectoral finsfamily Mobulidae, Mobulidae - large rays lacking venomous spines: mantasAtlantic manta, Manta birostris - largest manta (to 22 feet across wings); found worldwide but common in Gulf of Mexico and along southern coasts of United States; primarily oceanicdevil ray, Mobula hypostoma - small manta (to 4 feet) that travels in schools |
Translationsmanta
manta: see rayray,
extremely flat-bodied cartilaginous marine fish, related to the shark. The pectoral fins of most rays are developed into broad, flat, winglike appendages, attached all along the sides of the head; the animal swims by rippling movements of these wings.
..... Click the link for more information. .Manta a city in Ecuador, on the Pacific Ocean. Population, approximately 44,400 (1969). Manta is the principal port for the export of coffee (two-thirds of the country’s coffee export). It has a vegetable-oil extraction plant, fish canneries, and enterprises of the wood-products industry. Manta is well known for the manufacture of Panama hats. MedicalSeerayMANTA
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manta
Related to manta: manta ray, Black MantaSynonyms for mantanoun a blanket that is used as a cloak or shawlRelated Wordsnoun extremely large pelagic tropical ray that feeds on plankton and small fishesSynonymsRelated Words- ray
- family Mobulidae
- Mobulidae
- Atlantic manta
- Manta birostris
- devil ray
- Mobula hypostoma
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